# A wild new addition to my studio. Oh the Hammond sound! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 5, 2026, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836 "2026-09-05T04:50:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836/41 "2026-09-10T12:13:58Z")
I tried to duplicate the Echoplex by monkeying around with an old, portable reel-to-reel tape recorder. I don’t remember what I soldered and to where, but it worked! And sounded completely like crap! ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836/42 "2026-09-10T16:57:13Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > Was the Leslie used just with a Hammond or could it be used with any organ without cobbling the connections together? The Leslie was made to be used with any organ, but depending on the particular model, it can require a special connector. I know the G37 has a regular 1/4" input. > **[Hammond Central The G37 Guitar Leslie](https://hammondcentral.com/g37.html)** > > Hammond Central provides information, photos and pricing concerning the Leslie G37: The Guitar Leslie > [@Magiver](#): > > Also, can the speed of the horn and woofer be operated separately to get a different sound? I’m not aware of that ever being an option, but there are models with separate motors for the tweeter and woofers. I suppose you could always modify it and give you separate controls for them. ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836/43 "2026-09-10T18:15:59Z")
They spin at different rates because of their mass apparently. The Ferrofish has controls for each, allowing you to set the horn at a faster rate to properly emulate the real thing. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836/44 "2026-09-10T20:27:34Z")
> [@minor7flat5](#): > > So it’s cool that I can split the keyboard or use multiple, but I wish it would allow “Steppenwolf” on one and something completely mellow on another. Can you split the kb, and have the ferrofish play one half and the crumar play the other ? I’m sure it should work but I can’t think how ! ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836/45 "2026-09-10T20:57:33Z")
Now I’ll have to fiddle around with that. The Crumar has the best Rhodes sound out there, so it would be pretty neat to have Hammond on one half and Rhodes on the other. It might work. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836/46 "2026-09-10T21:54:40Z")
I had a look around, and I don’t think it’s possible with the Crumar. May be possible on other kbs. (You could always buy a second cheapo kb with midi out from FB market place or Craigslist or something to control the ferrofish !) ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836/47 "2026-09-11T02:37:02Z")
scabpicker, Thanks for the information. A fascinating speaker system. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836/48 "2026-09-11T03:57:33Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > (You could always buy a second cheapo kb with midi out from FB market > place or Craigslist or something to control the ferrofish !) That would work, but it’d be like a dual manual organ, kind of. If your desire is to have it all in one keyboard, I’d suggest a good one, not some random one. I know my Artruria Keystep Pro can do splits, but that’s a lot more than just a MIDI controller (in some ways, it’s more advanced than the sequencer in my Digitakt), and woah, you’d better like mini keys (I have small hands, it’s fine for me). You could put all your keyboard parts for both keyboards into its sequencer and just play the bass live, if you’re into that. But the non-pro Keystep can’t do splits. Either way, you’re now toting around more than just the Crumar and the Ferrofish module. How much does the Crumar weigh, BTW? > [@Magiver](#): > > scabpicker, Thanks for the information. A fascinating speaker system. NP at all. They’re a weird speaker system. I should probably try to buy my guitarist’s Leslie. It’s a portable one, finished in Tolex. He’s not using it, after all, 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836/49 "2026-09-11T11:23:08Z")
Barry Morgan from The World Of Organs [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-OHRxZcfYFE/hqdefault.jpg "Spicks and Specks - Barry Morgan from the World of Organs") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OHRxZcfYFE) ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836/50 "2026-09-11T12:51:51Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > I had a look around, and I don’t think it’s possible with the Crumar. May be > possible on other kbs. > [@scabpicker](#): > > That would work, but it’d be like a dual manual organ, kind of. If your desire is to have it all in one keyboard, I’d suggest a good one, not some random one. Thanks guys. For now this is simply me putting together the awesome 70’s music machine, so no need for anything more. If I want Hammond, then it’s gonna play Hammond, If I want Rhodes or Wurli, use the Crumar’s output. One thing I would have liked on the Ferrofish would have been a pair of balanced outputs. They have a single stereo output jack that needs a Y adapter and a stereo line-to-XLR box to get the signal to the house board. The Crumar already has dual balanced outputs, albeit as TRS jacks, so all one needs is a pair of TRS-to-XLR cables. The line-to-XLR box does me an extra favor: It allows me to run a pass-through line output to a small bass amp at my feet. At our place it is not unusual for my IEMs to stop working altogether, so having a small personal monitor is my lifeline. ETA: scabpicker, I think you mentioned adding this to your short list. Definitely. It is a tidy small dense very well built chunk of German engineering. All of the knobs and sliders are perfect, and it really does give great control over the Hammond sound. I doubt it would let you down. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836/51 "2026-09-12T18:52:03Z")
> [@minor7flat5](#): > > One thing I would have liked on the Ferrofish would have been a pair of balanced outputs. They have a single stereo output jack that needs a Y adapter and a stereo line-to-XLR box to get the signal to the house board. Damn, that is unfortunate. It wouldn’t increase the cost much to have included the same TRS jack setup as your Crumar has, which is the setup on most of my synthesizers. Oh well, it’s not a deal breaker, I’m dealing with a teeny PS/2 to full size DIN MIDI adapter on both of the Refaces. Just another adapter to keep track of. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836/52 "2026-09-14T22:45:26Z")
> [@minor7flat5](#): > > I used a recording of our worship team from our live stream as a backing track. > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC-oy47hNdo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC-oy47hNdo) Haven’t heard that song in the beginning in a quite a while. The churches I attend seem to focus on the newer songs, maybe throwing in a couple hymns. I think you could get away with doing some rhythmic stabs on those chords, as a bit of tip from a keyboardist (but not an organist). ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836/53 "2026-09-14T23:24:04Z")
Absolutely, whenever I get good enough to do so. I love playing the thing just for fun, but when turn off the keyboard and pick up my bass it feels like I just traded in a pair of clunky combat boots for a comfy pair of sneakers. So much easier to do rhythmic things with an instrument I have been playing for years. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836/54 "2026-09-15T01:33:30Z")
My idea was just a simple thing you could try as a next step at your current level. You can play the chords, so you could try playing them in a rhythm. And yeah, I am horrible at bassy rhythms even on my own instrument. It’s hard to do them while playing something else, and my ear is tuned for the “snare” rhythms more than the “bass drum” rhythms. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wild-new-addition-to-my-studio-oh-the-hammond-sound/1032836.md?page=2)